A San Antonio Marine was killed in Afghanistan, Helmand Province. See San Antonio Express-News report. LCPL Chris Rangel was killed by enemy fire. He graduated from West Campus High School in 2006. As a high school student, he displayed a "real quiet sense of leadership," said one.
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San Antonio Area Guardsman Killed in Afghanistan
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Fredericksburg, Texas native, SSG Chris Staats was killed in Afghanistan. Another Texas Guardsman was killed in Afghanistan. SSG Staats was in the 143rd Inf Detachment our of Austin, Texas. He was most recently living in Boerne. May he and all our lost vets rest in peace.
Local Man Killed in Afghanistan
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A recent Judson High School graduate, LCPL Chris Baltazar was recently killed in Afghanistan. Reports the San Antonio Express-News. The third San Antonian killed in recent weeks.
SA Soldier Dies in Afghanistan
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A soldier from San Antonio was killed in Afghanistan, yesterday. SSG Bowen died from wounds suffered in an IED (improvised explosive device, aka "roadside bomb") explosion. I think we should all devote a moment of silence to those killed serving you and I.
The Growing Effect of TBI
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We don’t understand it. But, so many Iraq and Afghanistan veterans get it: traumatic brain injury. LTC Rivas got it and apparently died from it. We get it stateside, too, but TBI has become a singular feature of the current war. The IED’s (improvised explosive devices or "roadside bombs") are unique to this war. When…